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The Clarion-Ledger

UAB nearly shot 50 percent from behind the 3-point line, and rode a wave of momentum to an 84-60 shellacking of Southern Miss on Thursday at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.

C.J. Washington and Chad Frazier were a combined 8-for-17 shooting from beyond the arc, and scored 21 and 20 points respectively to lead UAB (15-9, 4-6 Conference USA)to its first victory in the last four games. The loss also snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Golden Eagles.

As a team, the Blazers shot 47.8 percent from three, while Southern Miss (21-4, 8-2 C-USA) was a paltry 2-for-16 from long-range. Those trends ...